Another Slightly-Late Weekly Re-Cap…
... But then again, to my mind, Sunday feels like the end of the week anyway. Anyway, here's some highlights and stuff from the past week: 1. We had both a wedding and a funeral at our church. 2. I spent some extra time studying, in an attempt to get caught up. 3. I...
A Slightly-Late Weekly Re-Cap
Here's a run-down of some highlights from the past week-ish... 1. Last Sunday I played guitar on the worship team, did a couple of solos and gave a short testimony in Japanese, all in the AM service here in Nagoya. Also had a good meeting to talk about the upcoming...
Weekly Re-Cap
This week... 1. On Sunday I preached at the Gifu Immanuel Church. I've been there a few times and this was my last Sunday with them before returning to Canada. So we had lunch together, and I received some farewell gifts and many kind words. 2. Returning to Nagoya, we...
Weekly Re-Cap
This week... 1. I preached and did some music in Hikone on Sunday. See prayer letter (posted a couple days ago) for more on that. 2. I volunteered at the Watoto concerts here in Nagoya. Great day. 3. I started preparing for home ministries, beginning to contact...
November Prayer Letter
Hi Everyone, Thank you for your prayers for me during this season of ministry. The young adults retreat in October went really well, and I had a good time ministering in music and testimony in Japanese at the Immanuel Toyota Church a couple of weeks ago, too. This...
Weekly Re-Cap… Let's Try This Again, Shall We?
It's been a while, but maybe I should bring back the weekly re-cap... What do you think? Here we go... Some of the week's happenings and thoughts, along with some things to come: 1. I got a new water heater today. Apparently my old one was death waiting to happen. My...
Time Keeps on Slippin'…
With less than two months left of my first term in Japan, and a lot to keep me busy these days, it feels like time is getting away from me. Yesterday I visited the Immanuel Church in Toyota (about an hour's journey by train) to do some ministry. The next two Sundays...
Photo of the Week : Laughter & Friends
This probably isn't technically one of my best photos, but I really like it because of the candid moment of smiles and laughter that it captures. Also: sweet view from a 5th floor window. On the left is one of my church friends, Maiko. On the right is Eric, a new...
Newsletter
My latest newsletter (#12 - Late 2009), wherein I talk about being a dreamer as well as my ministry at last week's prayer meeting (which are related), is now available and can be viewed or downloaded in PDF form HERE. It also features a list of upcoming events that...
Monday Morning Coffee-Fueled Brain Dump
It's a new day and a new week. It's also a holiday week here in Japan, but despite that I'm not taking any vacation time or going anywhere. I have a big test on Thursday to prepare for -- the final exam for the full-time language course I've been in these past 6...